One more meeting…
AG students need supporters -- they need you! -- at the last City Council workshop on the school budget, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, at the South Portland Community Center, 21 Nelson Road. http://tinyurl.com/council0425
The AG program gained valuable political support from school board members and administrators when AG supporters spoke up in favor of the 1% school budget increase at the April 3 Council meeting.
Bolster that message Monday night. A strong showing for schools this year sends an important message for the future.
Show the Council that voters care enough to take time out for schools.
Show everyone in the room that when the school budget is on the line, AG parents are the ones who show up -- not for a single program, but because schools matter to the entire community.
See you there.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
It’s not over.
The toughest fight yet comes when the school board presents its budget to the city council. School board members say we must press council members to keep the 1% increase that the board has recommended. They also ask us to speak up for the entire school budget, serving all children, rather than advocate a single program.
Attend the city council meeting at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. The city council told school administrators they could not increase the school budget at all. But the board will present the council with recommendations for a 1% increase, which includes the Academically Gifted English Language Arts position, library help and other key student services.
Now we must lobby the city council. Show the council the same united front we presented to the school board. Show up at the meeting. Speak out to get our children what they need.
Ask friends and neighbors to join you Wednesday evening to show community support for a 1% increase in the school budget. This increase -- minimal though it is -- is important not only for gifted children, but for every child in the South Portland schools, and for the community’s future. We need to stand together as parents and teachers, seeking equity for the children we know have their own special needs.
No argument is more powerful than a parent’s. Fight for your children’s education. Show the City Council that gifted kids matter, that the school budget matters Show up. Speak up. Don’t stop yet -- because it’s still not over.
(Email addresses and phone numbers for city council members are at the bottom of the next post.)
Attend the city council meeting at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. The city council told school administrators they could not increase the school budget at all. But the board will present the council with recommendations for a 1% increase, which includes the Academically Gifted English Language Arts position, library help and other key student services.
Now we must lobby the city council. Show the council the same united front we presented to the school board. Show up at the meeting. Speak out to get our children what they need.
Ask friends and neighbors to join you Wednesday evening to show community support for a 1% increase in the school budget. This increase -- minimal though it is -- is important not only for gifted children, but for every child in the South Portland schools, and for the community’s future. We need to stand together as parents and teachers, seeking equity for the children we know have their own special needs.
No argument is more powerful than a parent’s. Fight for your children’s education. Show the City Council that gifted kids matter, that the school budget matters Show up. Speak up. Don’t stop yet -- because it’s still not over.
(Email addresses and phone numbers for city council members are at the bottom of the next post.)
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